March 2012
272 posts
I promise this isn’t what you expect. It’s so much cooler. If you have some free time at lunch, dig into this one.
“A new report has revealed that massive fractures in the ice shelves of West Antarctica are threatening to increase the rate at which they are melting. The study, which has looked at 40 years of satellite images of the West Antarctic ice shelves, states that the region has seen an increase in ice loss over the past few decades. Over the past 30 years, due to the region growing steadily warmer, the Antarctic Peninsula has been repeatedly named as one of the fastest warming spots on the planet.”
Inner Mongolia, China’s third largest province, is battling severe desertification. Over-grazing, logging, expanding farms and population pressure, as well as droughts, have turned once fertile grasslands into sandy plains. As part of China’s efforts to stop the land degradation, NGOs have been helping with reforestation
They really are. This is an outstanding list. I strongly suggest a click-through. Watch anything you haven’t seen yet, then bookmark the page!
Great quotes and ideas including two useful videos
“It’s not about space. It’s about equity, justice and social distribution,” said Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, executive director of the United States Population Fund
Interested in learning more about the world’s population? Here are some recent articles about the history, context and implications of 7 billion people living on earth.
Great links for Core/Paper 1 - IB
Full IPCC Report on Climate Extremes released. Highlights via @ClimateHotNews:
